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f iititnnsuw-'oNSERi 0F NORWLKFOH'IO* Letters Paten-t No. 103,114, dated May' 17,1870.

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The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent 4and making psf ci' the Same Be it known that I, MILEDuNWoXsEn, of Nori walk, in the county of Huron and State of.0hio, have invented a certain new and improved GarriageWheel and LVI do-hereb'y declare that the following is a full,

clear, and complete description of the'sanie, reference being had to the accomparliying drawings making part oi' thisspecifcation, in which drawings Figure 1 is a. side view 'of the wheel.-

Figure 2, a-transveisesection v Figure 3, ldetached sections. i

Figures 4 and 5 are detached sections.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in-the Objective 1 This invention relatesvto the tire and felloe of a.

wheel,ithe saine being constructed of' metal, the i`e1 loe consisting of a semi-tube, to which thc tire is se-V cured by means of continuous grooves in said-tire, in-

.to which the edges ofthe felloe. are seceived in the manner as follows:

In fig. 1, A B represent the nave of'thc wheel, and

' which consists of two metallic cheeks, between which the tenons ot' the `spokes G arc insertedqin -mortises formed bythe feathers D projecting from thc sides of the cheeks immediately opposite cach' other, as show'n in iig. 2. i i i E is thefelloe', which, as above-said, consists of a semi-tubethat may be' either one entirepiece, vor put together in sections, more or less in number., An inside view'of a detached section is shown-in fig. 5, and

a transverse section ofwhich is shown in fig. 2.

` Intlo this felloelthe outercnd of the spokesis inserted, as shown in iig. 3. 4

Ffis the tire, whichtnay lhe of the ordinary thickness.

On the insidcof the tire, along the' outer edges, is

outa groove, G, g. 4, into which the edges ofthe felloe are fitted, as shown in iig. 2, in which it will be ohse'r'ved thatthe tubular curvature ofthe felloe forms with A.the inside of the tire a continuons tube or hollow' felloc.

A wheel thus constructed with a'tnhular felloe combines greater strength, elasticity, and lightness, in proportion to its weight, than one ordinary wooden one, and will, therefore, Alast much longeiuin actual wear, and is nnaieeted by the wet, `so that the tire will re main tight thereon when once properly set.

As above said, the tire is retained upon the felloe by means of the grooves into which the edges ot' the felloe are lodged and vsecured by the flanges ot' the grooves lapping over the sides of the i'elloe, as seen at a', iig. 2, thereby prevent-ing it from working oif,

.shouldit become loose.

In Vthis manner of securing the tire, no bolts are used, and, .as will be obvious, the felloe and tire will always he true yin their relation to each other, as no lateral displacement of thetire can take place.

In order to obtain more support for the outer tenonso' vthe spoke in their attachment to' the i'eiloe, a blockfindicatcd by the dotted liesg, tig. -1, is iitted to the tubeinto which the tenons project, thereby giving to them a stronger `bearing and holding-surface'. This, however, is only required fon heavy wheels, the

lighter ones for buggies and that class of vehicles are 

